And some of it may sound like the obvious, and they are, but...I can't. Hands down the worst performance I have ever seen. Ever. Of anything. I don't even know how you could put something like this out there. Heck, I still don't even know what I watched. What were they even trying to say?
It was that bad.
- Dumb video sequences with slideshows of poorly done photoshop work. Nothing makes me cringe like bad use of multimedia.
- Inefficient stage design
(This was the closest thing I could find to a good picture of a bad set)
- Tacky prom dresses as costumes
- Overkill on the sequences...no, just no. Otherwise people will be blinded by your boobs (which was the case here)
- Poofy skirts + suit jackets = what?
- As much as costumes should be designed with the intention to symbolize something, they got to be efficient. The actors should be able to move through the stage with ease, not have to watch their step every time. Or just...move awkwardly.
- Getting "naked" for no purpose
- Yelling...and yelling...and more yelling...and hitting yourself against a wall just for the sake of doing it...and yelling...and shaking things...and yelling
- Breaking into songs that do not even connect with the play
I (and everyone else) could go on and on about what went wrong. This is just touching the surface (and a lot of it is something you kind of have to be there to understand how bad it was). I'm really surprised that this got good reviews--it seemed as though everyone in the audience could not get past what was wrong with this production.
The one thing I got from Elektra: a list things not to do for Cabaret Theatre's Directors' Showcase. Goes to show that you can still get something out of bad theater.
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